Os túmulos dos Nabateus.

المملكة العربية السعودية
Arábia Saudita
مدائن صالح
Madain Saleh
[Ou Sitio Arqueológico Al-Hijr]

Um território que surpreende pela sua morfologia e pela apropriação da civilização dos Nabateus,
com registos que remontam a um período histórico entre o I século antes Cristo e o I despois de Cristo.

Um total de 111 túmulos que tornam este lugar único.

"It bears witness to the encounter between a variety of decorative and architectural influences (Assyrian, Egyptian, Phoenician, Hellenistic), and the epigraphic presence of several ancient languages (Lihyanite, Thamudic, Nabataean, Greek, Latin)."

"The site of Al-Hijr is located at a meeting point between various civilisations of late Antiquity, on a trade route between the Arabian Peninsula, the Mediterranean world and Asia."

 "It bears outstanding witness to important cultural exchanges in architecture, decoration, language use and the caravan trade."

"Although the Nabataean city was abandoned during the pre-Islamic period, the route continued to play its international role for caravans and then for the pilgrimage to Mecca, up to its modernisation by the construction of the railway at the start of the 20th century."

"It is an outstanding illustration of the architectural style specific to the Nabataeans, consisting of monuments directly cut into the rock, and with facades bearing a large number of decorative motifs."

"The site includes a set of wells, most of which were sunk into the rock, demonstrating the Nabataeans' mastery of hydraulic techniques for agricultural purposes."

"As viagens são os viajantes. O que vemos não o que vemos senão o que somos."
Fernando Pessoa
[28/05/2017  22:28]
[O mesmo acontece quando julgamos alguma cultura, alguma sociedade, alguma pessoa.]

Quem sabe um dia possamos todos visitar... Quando a porta se abrir...

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